Wednesday, March 31, 2010

In January I did a chunky book swap and the theme was Bodice/dressmakers dummy's. This was the one side of my page which I then turned into a DL card.

I used a digi stamp for the shop window and added in the name of the shop - Harrods Creations of course. The Dressmakers dummies are a stamp by B Line Designs and the black/white backing paper is a Pink Petticoat design.

Certainly a very blingy shop but then with a name like that it would have to be .................

Monday, March 29, 2010

This is a card I made for another of my card class gals for her birthday this month - Sharon.

Again the die cut circle was cut on my Cricut machine and the image of the little girl is by Hero Arts. I also used a needle tool to prick little holes all around the Mauve Bazzil cardstock layer and the image was coloured with copic pens.

Method: Fold black cardstock to create 15 x 15 cm square card. Print out digital image onto cream cardstock and color in using copic markers and use stickles glitter glue to highlight areas of image and then go around edges with pink color box ink pad. Use needlework pricking tool to make row of dots around edges of Pink Bazzil cardstock and then go around edges with pink color box ink pad and attach to cardfront. Wrap organza ribbon around scrapbook paper and go around edges with pink color box ink pad and attach to cardfront. Attach image and then attach flower.

She really does look as though she is preparing for a fabulous night out.

Method: Fold cream cardstock to make 15 x 15 cm square card. Go around edges of Pink Bazzil cardstock with pink color box ink pad and attach to cardfront.Go around edges of scrapbook paper with same color box ink pad and then wrap pink ribbon around scrapbook paper and tie in knot as shown and then secure scrapbook paper to cardfront. USe Black brilliance ink pad to stamp image onto cream cardstock and then color in using Copic markers and highlight areas with Stickles clear glitter glue and then go around edges with pink color box ink pad and attach to pink bazzil cardstock and then to cardfront. Attach pink flower.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Well I had heard of Baby Showers but my card class girls gave me a Puppy shower last month on the day I was due to go and fetch Princess. Debbie had baked biscuits in the shape of dogs bones complete with pink glitter icing and Helen had organized a chocolate brownie cake decorated with little dogs and chocolate words like pooch. I got lots of fabulous presents from everyone for Princess. She was spoilt rotten.

Here are some of the cards that I received - Dog bone shape card from Helen, Woof words from Debbie Luker, Princess word charm and hearts from Joyce and even Tilly in New Zealand sent a gorgeous card with dog and word princess in the frame. I also got some lovely other cards to welcome Princess and of course she had to admire them all the next day .

Method: Take your white/cream cardstock and using a sponge sponge on gold and copper lumiere paint. I also added a bit of dark green paint. Once you are happy leave to dry and then use black brilliance ink pad to stamp animals, paw prints, numbers,swirls and letter A. Then mount it onto black and then copper cardstock and then to cardfront as shown. Take your domino and sponge on Lumiere copper paint and allow to dry and then use Staz on to stamp leopard's face onto domino. Go around edges of domino with copper pen and attach to cardfront. Add buttons.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

I used black die cut for the mannquin and added a vellum dress. I stamped on the vellum using white brilliance ink pad. I used black cardstock strip to add belt and then a small black flower on the belt and rhinestones for the necklace.

I then used embossing punch to emboss row of flowers down the side of the card and added a dot of glitter in the centres.

I stamped the words using black brilliance directly onto the front of the card.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Another idea for Easter. This is a card I made using a scoring board. Card is in the shape of cross and at the back it has a bit on that allows it to stand up. I then also used the scoring board to make the leaves and flowers and added them to the cross with some yellow stickles glitter in the centres.

Method: Fold black cardstock to create DL card. Use clear embossing ink pad to stamp floral background repeatedly over front of card and emboss with silver embossing powder. Use Black Brilliance ink pad to stamp image onto white cardstock and then up up into 3 and mount each onto black and then silver cardstock and then onto black cardstock and then silver cardstock and then to cardfront. Add rhinestones.

Method: Fold black cardstock in half to create base card. Use clear embossing ink pad to stamp floral pattern repeatedly over front of card and emboss using gold embossing powder. Highlight centre of flowers with a dot of stickles clear glitter glue. Cut out 3 egg shapes from white cardstock (i just cut freehand) and then put red liner tape on them and lift off the backing from the tape and pour on beads. Matt layer of white and then black and then gold cardstock and then use pop up foam dots to secure the eggs to this matt and attach to cardfront as shown. Stamp word with black ink pad and matt onto black and then gold cardstock and then to cardfront. Add ribbon.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Today I thought I would share with you some of the milk cartons I made for Christmas. I filled them with chocolates and nuts as gifts for a couple of friends. Of course they can be made for any time of the year and not just christmas. Other ideas for filling them - bath salts/soaps/crafty items.

They were fun to make and went quite quickly once you had done the first one. I taught this to my girls at card class in December and I think one of the girls told me she had made about 100.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Well after saying yesterday that MFT (My favourite things) is one of my favourite companies, I thought I had better post a card using one of their images today. This little cutie is from the Innocence range of theirs. They are just so cute I could eat them up.

Method: Fold white cardstock to make 15 x 15 cm square card. Attach square of blue bazzil cardstock and then go around edges of pattern scrapbook paper with blue color box ink pad and then wrap Girl gaffer tape around paper and attach to cardfront. Run strip of blue bazzil cardstock through big shot using swirl embossing folder and attach to cardfront. Stamp out image using black brilliance ink pad onto white cardstock and heat set and then color in using Copic pens and highlight with Stickles glitter glue and then go around the edges with blue color box ink pad and attach to blue bazzil cardstock and then to cardfront. Attach sticker and roses.